I have an alter-ego. Before now, I have not introduced her to the world of the Internet. However, I feel it is time to let her free from my mind. This is not a joke. Her name is Shawaquatema Shareesha Jones. My name is Jennifer A_______. I grew up in Harlem (NYC) in the mid-80s through the 90’s–a [...]
Archive for November, 2006
Introducing: Shawaquatema Shareesha Jones
Posted in Culture and 'Ethnicity', Funny, Humor, Memories, anarchist babies, black folk, black people on November 21, 2006 | 2 Comments »
In Leap Years
Posted in Journal, Relationships, Road Trips, Sunday Morning, Writing, love on November 12, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Loving is hard. Being in love is hard. Breaking up is hard. Sometimes love is not enough. Re-learning how to NOT need their touch is hard too. You have to re-learn what side of the bed to sleep on and when you move around it’s cold. So you stay right in the middle where [...]
